Archives for January 2007

'With Chicago an unfamiliar and rarely-seen foe over the past three seasons, the Sabres didn't necessarily bring their 'A-game' to the Windy City, nor need a boatload of intensity to overcome the injury-riddled and mentally-fragile Blackhawks team. That won't be the case on Thursday, when the Sabres come back to HSBC Arena to host the archrival Maple Leafs, for what always … [Read more...] about Game # 43: Sabres 2, Blackhawks 1

'Despite the soft goal, Khabibulin was the reason the score was much closer than it should have been. The Hawks' netminder made many big stops in the first two periods while Miller made 13 of his 34 stops for Buffalo in the final period. The Chicago netminder finished the game with 27 saves.' … [Read more...] about Sabres win but Miller loses another shutout bid

Amerks to visit Maplewood, Irondequoit libraries today (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage

'"First of all, I don't need to worry about what Wade Belak has to say after 36 seconds of ice time," said head coach Lindy Ruff. "We are a skilled team and we play a skilled game. Teams think at times that they can run us out of the building. At the same time, if you try it, that will open up other avenues where we can expose teams. I don't … [Read more...] about Sabres Ignore Belak's Banter

Callahan selected to AHL All-Star Classic (Rochester D&C) MacArthur, Stafford named 2007 AHL All-Stars (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

'"This is a different world for me that I'm not used to. I'm going to hide behind [Miller] when we go into the locker room and try not to get noticed too much."' … [Read more...] about All-Star: Campbell Striving To Be Better

'"Ryan has paid his dues in the American League level," said Sabres and Eastern Conference All-Star coach Lindy Ruff. "I think he's worked hard at every level. We've got two guys (including defenseman Brian Campbell) that have gone through the system and have seen some real nice rewards for putting some real hard time in."' … [Read more...] about All-Star: Miller Making History

'"People in Buffalo like to resemble their team," Campbell said beneath his green All-Star sweater and baseball cap. "We've all worked hard to get where we're at. Nothing has come easy for any of us. But we've worked. It makes it that much more rewarding for myself and those guys. I'm glad we're going together."' … [Read more...] about The three stars are…

'He split up centers Chris Drury and Daniel Briere, who had been on the same unit virtually all season. He also appeared ready to give Dmitri Kalinin time at the point in place of Brian Campbell.' … [Read more...] about Ruff does some juggling with power play

'Hawks are 11-9-1 with Havlat in lineup, 6-11-4 without.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Blackhawks

'"I've watched a lot of All-Star Games," said Briere. "I'd be lying if I said I didn't wish to get the chance to go at least once. Did I really believe that five years ago? Probably not."' … [Read more...] about All-Star: Briere Looking Up

'It is the first time in NHL history that all the starting players for one team in the All-Star Game are starting for the first time.' … [Read more...] about Miller, Briere, Campbell to start All-Star Game

Sabres at Blackhawks (Chicago Sun Times) Buffalo (30-9-3) at Chicago (17-20-5) (AP) Sabres look to avoid another loss vs. Central Division club (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (30-9-3) at Chicago Blackhawks (17-20-5) (The Sports Network) Game # 43: Buffalo @ Chicago (SabresFans.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Chicago Coverage (Updated 1:00 p.m.)

'"What we do night in and night out is drawing people in from around the nation. We really appreciate that," Miller said. "It's going to be fun to represent Buffalo. But you always kind of think, `If you could take everybody with you, you would."'' … [Read more...] about Sabres score All-Star hat-trick to earn league-wide respect

'The Sabres are the first team to place three players in an All-Star starting lineup since fans got the vote. They will be able to show off the standouts who carried them to the top mark in the East this season after Buffalo fell a win short of the Stanley Cup finals a year ago.' … [Read more...] about Sidney and a slew of Sabres headed for All-Star game